Python Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Python
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 36 16
Rank change year-on-year +9 -20 -1
Permanent jobs citing Python 335 245 410
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.53% 6.49% 8.48%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.13% 37.07% 30.28%
Number of salaries quoted 221 99 197
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,195 £38,848
25th Percentile £50,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,509
Median % change year-on-year - +6.18% -16.28%
75th Percentile £72,500 £79,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £86,000
South East median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

All Programming Languages
Thames Valley

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,112 661 1,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.04% 17.51% 28.01%
Number of salaries quoted 869 395 805
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,770 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Python job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Python
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in the Thames Valley

Python
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxfordshire +7 169 £62,500 -3.85% 195
Berkshire +13 108 £61,250 +28.89% 169
Buckinghamshire -9 58 £53,750 +2.38% 43
Python
South East

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.09%) Confluence
1 7 (2.09%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.19%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.19%) SAS
3 2 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 24 (7.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.79%) Lightworks
3 4 (1.19%) Mathematica
3 4 (1.19%) Simulink
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.30%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.79%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 128 (38.21%) Azure
2 116 (34.63%) AWS
3 46 (13.73%) Power Platform
4 39 (11.64%) Azure AI
5 28 (8.36%) GitHub
6 26 (7.76%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (5.97%) Amazon EKS
8 18 (5.37%) GCP
9 17 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (5.07%) Serverless
10 15 (4.48%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (4.18%) Amazon EC2
11 14 (4.18%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (4.18%) Cloudflare
12 13 (3.88%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (3.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 11 (3.28%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 11 (3.28%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (2.99%) Amazon ECS
16 9 (2.69%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 33 (9.85%) DNS
2 30 (8.96%) Firewall
3 17 (5.07%) VPN
4 14 (4.18%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.99%) DHCP
5 10 (2.99%) Wireless
6 9 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (2.39%) SSL
8 7 (2.09%) VLAN
9 6 (1.79%) HTTP
9 6 (1.79%) MQTT
10 5 (1.49%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.60%) IPv4
11 2 (0.60%) IPv6
11 2 (0.60%) SNMP
11 2 (0.60%) WireGuard
12 1 (0.30%) Network Security
12 1 (0.30%) NGN
12 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Radio
12 1 (0.30%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (13.13%) Power BI
2 28 (8.36%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (6.27%) Tableau
4 16 (4.78%) Relational Database
5 14 (4.18%) SQL Server
6 13 (3.88%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.88%) NoSQL
7 11 (3.28%) Metadata
7 11 (3.28%) MongoDB
7 11 (3.28%) Star Schema
8 9 (2.69%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (2.69%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.69%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.69%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (2.09%) MySQL
9 7 (2.09%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.79%) Airbyte
11 4 (1.19%) Redis
12 3 (0.90%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.90%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 50 (14.93%) Git
2 20 (5.97%) Jenkins
3 19 (5.67%) GitLab
4 13 (3.88%) JIRA
5 9 (2.69%) JMeter
5 9 (2.69%) JUnit
6 8 (2.39%) LabVIEW
6 8 (2.39%) Mockito
7 6 (1.79%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.49%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.19%) Artifactory
9 4 (1.19%) PetaLinux
10 3 (0.90%) MLflow
10 3 (0.90%) Mocha
10 3 (0.90%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.90%) Selenium
10 3 (0.90%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.60%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.60%) Eclipse RCP
12 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
General
1 118 (35.22%) Social Skills
2 34 (10.15%) Analytical Skills
2 34 (10.15%) Manufacturing
3 28 (8.36%) Finance
4 18 (5.37%) Aerospace
5 14 (4.18%) Retail
6 11 (3.28%) Electronics
6 11 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (3.28%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.39%) Automotive
9 7 (2.09%) Health Technology
10 5 (1.49%) Legal
11 4 (1.19%) Banking
11 4 (1.19%) Marketing
12 3 (0.90%) Mandarin Language
13 2 (0.60%) Aviation
13 2 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.60%) Law
13 2 (0.60%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 89 (26.57%) Software Engineer
2 77 (22.99%) Python Engineer
3 68 (20.30%) Senior
4 62 (18.51%) Python Software Engineer
5 45 (13.43%) C++ Software Engineer
6 43 (12.84%) Analyst
7 29 (8.66%) C# Software Engineer
8 26 (7.76%) AWS Engineer
9 25 (7.46%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 25 (7.46%) Developer
10 24 (7.16%) AWS Software Engineer
11 22 (6.57%) Data Analyst
11 22 (6.57%) Java Engineer
12 20 (5.97%) Data Engineer
13 18 (5.37%) Cloud Engineer
13 18 (5.37%) Junior
13 18 (5.37%) Junior Analyst
13 18 (5.37%) Junior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.78%) Network Engineer
15 14 (4.18%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.75%) React
2 28 (8.36%) Terraform
3 20 (5.97%) REST
4 18 (5.37%) JSON
5 14 (4.18%) Django
6 12 (3.58%) HTML
6 12 (3.58%) Node.js
7 11 (3.28%) XML
8 10 (2.99%) Spring
8 10 (2.99%) Spring Boot
9 9 (2.69%) NumPy
9 9 (2.69%) Pandas
9 9 (2.69%) PySpark
9 9 (2.69%) Vue
10 8 (2.39%) ActiveMQ
10 8 (2.39%) Apache Camel
10 8 (2.39%) FastAPI
10 8 (2.39%) Hibernate
10 8 (2.39%) jQuery
10 8 (2.39%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.46%) Distributed Computing
2 20 (5.97%) Distributed Systems
3 17 (5.07%) Security Operations Centre
3 17 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.78%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.78%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (4.48%) Product Ownership
6 13 (3.88%) Algorithms
7 12 (3.58%) Embedded Systems
7 12 (3.58%) Robotics
8 10 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.69%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (2.69%) IoT
10 8 (2.39%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.39%) PKI
11 7 (2.09%) Life Science
11 7 (2.09%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.79%) CCTV
12 6 (1.79%) CSOC
12 6 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 72 (21.49%) Linux
2 37 (11.04%) Windows
3 7 (2.09%) Debian
4 4 (1.19%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.90%) Gentoo
5 3 (0.90%) Robot Operating System
5 3 (0.90%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (34.03%) AI
2 110 (32.84%) Software Engineering
3 94 (28.06%) CI/CD
4 85 (25.37%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (20.90%) Agile
6 57 (17.01%) DevOps
7 56 (16.72%) Business Intelligence
8 46 (13.73%) Analytics
8 46 (13.73%) Machine Learning
9 40 (11.94%) Computer Science
10 35 (10.45%) Data Modelling
11 34 (10.15%) SIEM
12 32 (9.55%) Full-Stack Development
13 30 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (8.66%) Containerisation
14 29 (8.66%) Mentoring
15 28 (8.36%) Cybersecurity
15 28 (8.36%) Data Engineering
15 28 (8.36%) Test Automation
16 27 (8.06%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (23.58%) SQL
2 78 (23.28%) C++
3 60 (17.91%) C#
4 49 (14.63%) Java
5 44 (13.13%) JavaScript
6 43 (12.84%) PowerShell
7 37 (11.04%) Bash
8 35 (10.45%) TypeScript
9 16 (4.78%) MATLAB
10 13 (3.88%) Go
10 13 (3.88%) Shell Script
11 11 (3.28%) C
12 10 (2.99%) Rust
13 7 (2.09%) Kusto Query Language
14 6 (1.79%) Groovy
15 5 (1.49%) Apex Code
16 4 (1.19%) Perl
16 4 (1.19%) Ruby
17 3 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 1 (0.30%) Julia
Qualifications
1 86 (25.67%) Degree
2 48 (14.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (13.13%) Security Cleared
4 40 (11.94%) Azure Certification
4 40 (11.94%) SC Cleared
5 29 (8.66%) Master's Degree
6 23 (6.87%) PhD
7 15 (4.48%) CompTIA Security+
8 10 (2.99%) CISSP
9 7 (2.09%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (1.79%) GCIA
10 6 (1.79%) GIAC
10 6 (1.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.49%) CCNA CyberOps
11 5 (1.49%) CEH
12 3 (0.90%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.60%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.06%) Data Quality
2 23 (6.87%) QA
3 15 (4.48%) GDPR
4 9 (2.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 7 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.49%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.19%) ECSS
8 3 (0.90%) IEC 61508
8 3 (0.90%) ISO 26262
8 3 (0.90%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.60%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.60%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.30%) IASME
10 1 (0.30%) NIST
System Software
1 45 (13.43%) Docker
2 19 (5.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (5.37%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.48%) Active Directory
5 10 (2.99%) KVM
6 6 (1.79%) vSphere
7 2 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.60%) Firmware
7 2 (0.60%) iptables
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 47 (14.03%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.48%) Graylog
3 12 (3.58%) Ansible
4 11 (3.28%) Grafana
4 11 (3.28%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.69%) Kibana
6 8 (2.39%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.39%) ZABBIX
7 6 (1.79%) Argo
8 4 (1.19%) Kustomize
8 4 (1.19%) Packer
8 4 (1.19%) Podman
9 3 (0.90%) Istio
10 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.30%) Nagios
10 1 (0.30%) QRadar
10 1 (0.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 75 (22.39%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.67%) VMware
3 12 (3.58%) Databricks
3 12 (3.58%) Splunk
4 9 (2.69%) CrowdStrike
4 9 (2.69%) Informatica
4 9 (2.69%) Talend
5 8 (2.39%) Dynatrace
5 8 (2.39%) IBM
5 8 (2.39%) Veeam
6 7 (2.09%) Thales
7 6 (1.79%) New Relic
8 5 (1.49%) AppDynamics
8 5 (1.49%) Cisco
8 5 (1.49%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.49%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.19%) Darktrace
9 4 (1.19%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.19%) Xilinx
10 3 (0.90%) NVIDIA